ZIP 45248 recorded 125 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 791 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Hamilton County, OH. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
791 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 161 | |
| 2022 | 164 | |
| 2023 | 174 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 125 |
Aug peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 45248 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 178 | 22.5% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 98 | 12.4% | |
| 3 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 95 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 82 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 49 | 6.2% |
For the 9 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 45248 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 33 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 29 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 19 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 19 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 13 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | Outside area, other | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 7 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 5 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 41 | 23.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 54 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 8.6% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Cigarette | 12 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 6.3% | |
| 6 | Chemical reaction | 9 | 5.2% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 6 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 44 | 25.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 45248 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 243% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $99,999 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 45248.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 507 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 791 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.